Apr 27, 2012

Law’ That Allows husbands Have Sex With DEAD Wives Up To 6 hours

Egyptian husbands will soon be legally
allowed to have sex with their dead wives – for up to six hours after their
death.

The controversial new law is
part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated
parliament.
It will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding of
women’s rights of getting education and employment.

The Controversial ‘farewell intercourse’
law is part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated
parliament.

Egypt’s National Council for
Women is campaigning against the changes, saying that ‘marginalising and
undermining the status of women would negatively affect the country’s human
development’.

Dr Mervat al-Talawi, head of
the NCW, wrote to the Egyptian People’s Assembly Speaker Dr Saad al-Katatni
addressing her concerns.

Egyptian journalist Amro Abdul
Samea reported in the al-Ahram newspaper that Talawi complained about the
legislations which are being introduced under ‘alleged religious
interpretations’.

The subject of a husband having
sex with his dead wife arose in May 2011 when Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul
Bari said marriage remains valid even after death.

He also said that women have
the right to have sex with her dead husband, alarabiya.net reported.

It seems the topic, which has
sparked outrage, has now been picked up on by Egypt’s politicians.

TV anchor Jaber al-Qarmouty slammed the
notion of letting a husband have sex with his wife after her death under the
so-called ‘Farewell Intercourse’ draft law.

He said: ‘This is very serious.
Could the panel that will draft the Egyptian constitution possibly discuss such
issues? Did Abdul Samea see by his own eyes the text of the message sent by
Talawi to Katatni?

‘This is unbelievable. It is a
catastrophe to give the husband such a right! Has the Islamic trend reached
that far? Is there really a draft law in this regard? Are there people thinking
in this manner?’